Childhood fears
Draw
**if you do not want to talk about your own fears in this lesson you can write and talk about a fear that you have heard about instead.
Warm up: On a piece of paper draw a face with the expression of fear.
Warm up: On a piece of paper draw a face with the expression of fear.
2. Listen (from 18:00-19:40 only) Transcript below
Which brings us back to the big question of the show; what would it be like to walk through the modern world with no fear? Are you OK? What I can tell from looking at the case of SM - and it is one case - is that her inability to feel fear, it makes her much more open and friendly than most people...
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SM: Nice to meet you.
SPIEGEL: ...Which in many ways is a great thing. But it also has its downsides because SM is often open even with people who mean her harm.
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SM: Years ago, when my three sons were small...
TRANEL: OK. Don't say their names.
SM: OK. I was walking to the store, and I saw this man on a park bench. He said, come here please. So I went over to him. I said, what do you need? He grabbed me by the shirt, and he held a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me. I told him - I said, go ahead and cut me. And I said, I'll be coming back, and I'll haunt your ass. Oops. Am I supposed to say that? I'm sorry.
TRANEL: That's OK. It's an intense situation. How did you feel when that happened?
SM: I wasn't afraid. And for some reason, he let me go. And I went home.
TRANEL: Call the police?
SM: No.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
SM: Nice to meet you.
SPIEGEL: ...Which in many ways is a great thing. But it also has its downsides because SM is often open even with people who mean her harm.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
SM: Years ago, when my three sons were small...
TRANEL: OK. Don't say their names.
SM: OK. I was walking to the store, and I saw this man on a park bench. He said, come here please. So I went over to him. I said, what do you need? He grabbed me by the shirt, and he held a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me. I told him - I said, go ahead and cut me. And I said, I'll be coming back, and I'll haunt your ass. Oops. Am I supposed to say that? I'm sorry.
TRANEL: That's OK. It's an intense situation. How did you feel when that happened?
SM: I wasn't afraid. And for some reason, he let me go. And I went home.
TRANEL: Call the police?
SM: No.
Discuss
- What would it be like to have no fear?
- what would be the difficult points?
- What would be the positive points?
Write
What were you most scared of as a child? Why and how did this come about? When if ever did you stop being scared of this? Write about a fear or phobia that you had or still have. Write about how that phobia may have evolved? What experience led you to having this fear? Some examples may include being scared of a grasshopper because someone was dressed up as one when you were a child or being afraid of anything demon related because of movies you watched as a child. Below is a list of fears for vocabulary reference.
**if you do not want to talk about your own fears in this lesson you can write and talk about a fear that you have heard about instead.
**if you do not want to talk about your own fears in this lesson you can write and talk about a fear that you have heard about instead.
Emotional Fears
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Physical Fears
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Abandonment
Anger (or becoming angry) Being laughed at Being forgotten (or ignored) Being hated Being touched Being useless Change Commitment Criticism Memories Poverty Responsibility |
WordsThe dark (actual or figurative? Spiritual?)
Disorder or chaos Failure Falling in love Heaven Hell Ideas or anything new Leaving the house Loneliness Loss of control Loss of functionality Making decisions Making a mistake Words |
Accidents
Animals (in general or a specific one) Being a victim Being buried alive Cemeteries Clowns (had to include that oneJ) Computers Confined spaces Crossing bridges Death Dead things Demons Disease or germs Dolls (or puppets) Extreme cold (snow, freezing temperatures, ice) Falling asleep Fire Fog |
Forests
Ghosts or spirits Growing old Heights Injury Mirrors Money The night Pain Parasites People Public speaking (who isn’t?) Rain Saints, priests, nuns or holy icons Storms (thunder and lightning) Strangers Sun Teenagers Violence Water (bodies of, moving, or bathing) |
create
Arthur Tress "Dream Collector"
Reflect
After you finish producing your photo, please post it to your site and reflect on the following concepts:
- What images from your dreams did you decide to capture from your dream and why did you choose these?
- How did you choose to symbolize these ideas in your final photo?
- Is there anything in your image that you feel are distracting from your original idea?
- Ask 3 people to look at your photo who don't know the meaning or background of your dream. Ask them what they notice and what they think the photo is showing, take notes and mark them down on your site. For example for the photo above with the flag.
- Person 1: I think this photo looks scary because I can't see the woman or man's eyes. Maybe she is a teacher and she is sick.
- Person 2: